Could you attempt to sex these 2 please - Page 2

**Alan1** · 15-01-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bindi

Firstly can I just say that in no way should you take my opinion over the others, they have vastly superior knowledge,

but to me the shape of the anal scutes is slightly different. I can see the top tort's anal scutes opening out in time which would indicate a male.
The top torts tail also looks slightly larger, but as I said, I am no expert! Just really interested in sexing torts!

What do you mean by 'opening out' ?

nicnic · 15-01-2009, 11:03 AM

Not that i no very much but i too would have said male for the first 1.

**Bindi** · 15-01-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by caledonia

What do you mean by 'opening out' ?

An adults' female's anal scutes are like a closed V shape whereas an adult males' are more open. As I said I'm certainly no expert, Dan's the Man, to name but one on here- (don't want to offend anyone

) I'm just learning

Kirkie · 15-01-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by caledonia

EDIT>> and if behaviour counts for anything, the top one charges around all day and the bottom one likes to rest a lot more

If they were people the descriptions above say first one female, second one male to me.

Maybe the reverse is true for tortoises, males charging around looking for a mate, defending a territory etc.

Go Bindi by the way

**Alan1** · 24-01-2009, 09:51 PM

My pics are not very clear at all so I've done a lot of comparing with my torts and Dan's excellent pics and I'm thinking now I may have one of each. I will try to get better pics sometime. I've discovered that directly after a bath is best for extended tail pics. The one that Bindi thought might be male definitely has a longer and thicker tail than the other and it's shell is more rounded while the other is more flat (is that a factor too?)

Paulg1 · 24-01-2009, 11:26 PM

Now that I look again, the first looks like male and second female. Is the first one's plastron concave? It kinda looks like it to me.

**Alan1** · 25-01-2009, 12:26 PM

Not really Paul, both just about the same...kinda flat

When I said one was rounded and one was flat I was meaning their top shell

sky · 25-01-2009, 02:28 PM

I would say female then male but I am no expert!!!!

Paulg1 · 25-01-2009, 05:47 PM

then I go back to my original statement then. two girls

24-01-2009, 11:26 PM	#16
Paulg1 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,116	Now that I look again, the first looks like male and second female. Is the first one's plastron concave? It kinda looks like it to me. __________________ 0.1.0 G. sulcata/Larry 0.1.0 G. pardalis babcocki/Leo 1.0.0 G. pardalis pardalis/Tino "Stop the world, I want to get off!"

25-01-2009, 12:26 PM	#17
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Not really Paul, both just about the same...kinda flat When I said one was rounded and one was flat I was meaning their top shell Last edited by Alan1; 25-01-2009 at 12:43 PM.

25-01-2009, 02:28 PM	#18
sky Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 2,901	I would say female then male but I am no expert!!!! __________________ Kayx 2.7.4 THB 0.3.0 Gpigs 1 grumpy husband

25-01-2009, 05:47 PM	#19
Paulg1 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,116	then I go back to my original statement then. two girls __________________ 0.1.0 G. sulcata/Larry 0.1.0 G. pardalis babcocki/Leo 1.0.0 G. pardalis pardalis/Tino "Stop the world, I want to get off!"

15-01-2009, 11:03 AM	#12
nicnic Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wigan, Manchester Posts: 309	Not that i no very much but i too would have said male for the first 1.

24-01-2009, 09:51 PM	#15
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	My pics are not very clear at all so I've done a lot of comparing with my torts and Dan's excellent pics and I'm thinking now I may have one of each. I will try to get better pics sometime. I've discovered that directly after a bath is best for extended tail pics. The one that Bindi thought might be male definitely has a longer and thicker tail than the other and it's shell is more rounded while the other is more flat (is that a factor too?)

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